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Read an interview with Linda Leopold Strauss, author of The Elijah Door: A Passover Tale (Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Younger Readers Category) at Pen and Prose! A highlight: "As I was writing the story, I kept hearing the cadence of my grandparents' Yiddish-speaking voices in my head. The repetition of phrases, the rhythms, the word combinations. And I think their voices also very much informed the way I wrote the story."
Read an interview with Alexi Natchev, illustrator of The Elijah Door: A Passover Tale(Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Younger Readers Category) at Madelyn Rosenberg's Virtual Living Room! A highlight: "In my artistic education, illustration was really not just for children. In my formative years, art was part of the idealogical system. We were living at that time on the other side of the Iron Curtain so everything was very ideological and politicized. But in the illustration field you could be a little more creative, not so rigidly following certain requirements of clichés and artistic concepts with which you didn't necessarily always agree."
Read an interview with Sheri Sinykin, author of Zayde Comes to Live (Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Younger Readers Category) at Read, Write, Repeat! A highlight: "My dearest wish is that Zayde will bring reassurance, peace, and completeness — shalom! — to children just discovering the circle of life they've heard sung about in the popular animated movie."
Read an interview with Kristina Swarner, illustrator of Zayde Comes to Live (Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Younger Readers Category) at Writing and Illustrating! A highlight: "I really didn't want to make the art too sad or pensive. The ideas evolved as I sketched, and the more I sketched, the more the tenderness and joyfulness of the story came out in the art."
Read an interview with Linda Glaser, author of Hannah's Way (Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Younger Readers Category) at This Messy Life! A highlight: "This is a story about staying true to one's traditions but still wanting to "belong." It's also a story about ordinary children who, through a simple act of kindness, become heroes. I hope that with the help of the Sydney Taylor Award, Hannah's Way will reach many more kids and will do its small part to encourage tolerance, acceptance, and kindness."
Read an interview with Adam Gustavson, illustrator of Hannah's Way (Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Younger Readers Category) at Here in HP! A highlight: "I've always drawn; my mother was an artist when I was growing up, and my brothers and I drew like most other kids would play ball. It was a big part of how we played together. My father, an engineer, used to come home with art supplies he'd picked up for us on his way home from work. I grew up in the only household for miles and miles where a crisis consisted of my mother trying to find out just who took her kneaded eraser."
Read an interview with Louise Borden, author of His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg (Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Older Readers Category) at Randomly Reading! A highlight: "Young readers have much longer lives ahead of them. I want them to be inspired by this man and by his character and actions. I want kids to know that they too can make a positive difference in the world. I want them to find their own heroes. And I want readers to remember Raoul Wallenberg and to carry his story into their own futures. We are all storytellers - kids will remember a great story and I hope they will tell others and use its power for good in their own lives."
Read an interview with Deborah Heiligman, author of Intentions (Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Teen Readers Category) at The Fourth Musketeer! A highlight: "I wanted to capture that moment in a teen's life when she realizes that someone she adores and even idolizes is flawed. That happened to me in a pretty spectacular way in my community growing up (though not quite as spectacularly as in the book!) and it was a truly painful time. That moment informs who you become I think--because how you deal with it can shape the rest of your life."
Read an interview with Ann Redisch Stampler, author of The Wooden Sword (Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Older Readers Category) at Shelf-Employed! A highlight: "as I researched the Afghani story, learning more about the culture of the Jews who lived with their Muslim neighbors in Afghanistan for a thousand years, I loved it. It was hilarious, but at the same time, its message was profound."
Read an interview with Carol Liddiment, illustrator of The Wooden Sword (Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Older Readers Category) at Ann Koffsky's Blog! A highlight: "This is a warm story about the Shah's desire to understand the poor man's faith. It is a story about tolerance and understanding… I hope that message can be embraced by all."
Read an interview with Doreen Rappaport, author of Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust (Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Teen Readers Category) at Bildungsroman! A highlight: "I feel I was privileged to learn about so many Jewish children, men and women, who exhibited extraordinary courage and foresight during the nightmare of the Holocaust. I had the privilege of speaking directly with three survivors and forging a friendship with one of them. My research led me into a world I knew nothing about and filled me with enormous pride about these courageous Jews."
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The Sydney Taylor Book Award will be celebrating and showcasing its 2013 gold and silver medalists and a few selected Notables with a Blog Tour, February 11-15, 2013! Interviews with winning authors and illustrators will appear on a wide variety of Jewish and kidlit blogs. For those of you who have not yet experienced a Blog Tour, it's basically a virtual book tour. Instead of going to a library or bookstore to see an author or illustrator speak, you go to a website on or after the advertised date to read an author's or illustrator's interview.
Below is the schedule for the 2013 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour. Please follow the links to visit the hosting blogs on or after their tour dates, and be sure to leave them plenty of comments!
Ann Redisch Stampler, author of The Wooden Sword
Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Older ReadersCategory
At Shelf-Employed
Carol Liddiment, illustrator of The Wooden Sword
Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Older ReadersCategory
At Ann Koffsky's Blog
Doreen Rappaport, author of Beyond Courage: The Untold Storyof Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust
Sydney Taylor Honor Award in the Teen Readers Category
At Bildungsroman
Linda Glaser, author of Hannah's Way
Sydney Taylor Book Award winner in the Younger ReadersCategory
At This Messy Life
Adam Gustavson, illustrator of Hannah's Way
Sydney Taylor Book Award winner in the Younger ReadersCategory
At Here in HP
Louise Borden, author of His Name was Raoul Wallenberg
Sydney Taylor Book Award winner in the Older ReadersCategory
At Randomly Reading
Deborah Heiligman, author of Intentions
Sydney Taylor Book Award winner in the Teen Readers Category
At The Fourth Musketeer
Sheri Sinykin, author of Zayde Comes to Live
Sydney Taylor Honor Award in the Younger Readers Category
At Read, Write, Repeat
Kristina Swarner, illustrator of Zayde Comes to Live
Sydney Taylor Honor Award in the Younger Readers Category
At Writing and Illustrating
Linda Leopold Strauss, author of The Elijah Door
Sydney Taylor Honor Award in the Younger Readers Category
At Pen and Prose
Alexi Natchev, illustrator of The Elijah Door
Sydney Taylor Honor Award in the Younger Readers Category
At Madelyn Rosenberg's Virtual Living Room
Blog Tour Wrap-Up at The Whole Megillah
The Sydney TaylorBook Award Winner for Younger Readers:
Hannah's Way by Linda Glaser with illustrations by Adam Gustavson
(Kar-Ben, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group)
The Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner for Older Readers:
His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg by Louise Borden
(Houghton Mifflin Books for Children)
The Sydney Taylo rBook Award Winner for Teen Readers:
Intentions by Deborah Heiligman
(Knopf Books for Young Readers, a division of Random House)
Sydney Taylor Honor Books for Younger Readers:
Zayde Comes to Live by Sheri Sinykin with illustrationsby Kristina Swarner
(Peachtree Publishers)
The Elijah Door: APassover Tale by Linda Leopold Strauss with illustrations by Alexi Natchev
(Holiday House)
Sydney Taylor Honor Book for Older Readers:
The Wooden Sword: A Jewish Folktale from Afghanistan
by Ann Redisch Stampler with illustrations by Carol Liddiment
(Albert Whitman & Company)
Sydney Taylor HonorBook for Teen Readers:
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust
by Doreen Rappaport
(Candlewick Press)
Notable Books forYounger Readers:
Sadie and the Big Mountain by Jamie Korngold with illustrations by Julie Fortenberry
(Kar-Ben, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group)
The Schmutzy Family by Madelyn Rosenberg with illustrations by Paul Meisel
A Song for My Sister by Lesley Simpson with illustrations by Tatjana Mai-Wyss
(Random House Books for Young Readers)
Speak Up, Tommy! By Jacqueline Dembar Greene with illustrations by Deborah Melmon
(Kar-Ben, an imprint of LernerPublishing Group)
A Sweet Passover by Lesléa Newman with illustrations by David Slonim
(Abrams Books for Young Readers)
Notable Books forOlder Readers:
Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite by Barry Deutsch
(Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams)
Looking for Me by Betsy R. Rosenthal
Sami's Sleepaway Summer by Jenny Meyerhoff
(Scholastic Paperbacks)
Small Medium at Large by Joanne Levy
(Bloomsbury USA Children)
Whole Story of Half a Girl by Veera Hiranandani
(Delacorte Books for Young Readers, a division of Random House)
Notable Books forTeens:
The Last Song by Eva Wiseman
(Tundra Books)
Now by Morris Gleitzman
(Henry Holt and Company)
Rachel's Secret by Shelly Sanders
(Second Story Press)
Linda Glaser and Adam Gustavson, author and illustrator of Hannah's Way, Louise Borden author of His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg, and Deborah Heiligman, author of Intentions,are the 2013 winners of the prestigious Sydney Taylor Book Award. The awards were announced at the Mid-Winter Meeting of the School, Synagogue and Community Center Division of the Association of Jewish Libraries.
The Sydney Taylor Book Award honorsnew books for children and teens that exemplify the highest literary standardswhile authentically portraying the Jewish experience. The award memorializesSydney Taylor, author of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family series. Thewinners will receive their awards at the Association of Jewish Libraries Conferencein Houston, Texas this June.
Glaser and Gustavson will receive the 2013 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor BookAward's Younger Readers category for Hannah's Way, published by Kar-Ben,an imprint of Lerner Publishing. When Hannah's family relocates to ruralMinnesota after her father loses his job, she is the only Jewish student in herclass. Hannah worries she will not beable to attend a Saturday class picnic when her teacher arranges a carpool. Herobservant family does not ride in cars on the Sabbath. In a delightful displayof acceptance and friendship, the entire class chooses to walk with Hannah soshe can attend the picnic. Barbara Krasner, a member of the Sydney Taylor BookAward Committee, said: "The Minnesota setting, the Depressiontimeframe, and a Jewish girl's dilemma all add up to a winning story. LindaGlaser's story and Adam Gustavson's illustrations, both meticulouslyresearched, make Hannah's Way a new classic for young readers." In 2011, Glaser received a Sydney Taylor Honor for herbook, Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty.
The award in the Older Readers category will be presented to Louise Borden for His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg,published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. Written in verse, this biography of the Swedish humanitarian highlights his commitment to rescuingJewish people in Budapest during World War II for readers aged eight to twelve.Teeming with photographs, Wallenberg's passion for helping others is dramatically portrayed. Committee Chair, Aimee Lurie commented: "His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg shows how the courageous actions of one person, despite tremendous obstacles,can make a difference. Louise Borden's well-researched biography will, without a doubt, inspire children to perform acts of kindness and speak out against oppression." In 2006, Borden's The Journey that Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margaret and H.A. Rey was a Sydney Taylor Honor Book for Younger Readers.
Deborah Heiligman will receive the 2013 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Award's Teen Readers category for Intentions,published by Knopf Books for Young Readers an imprint of Random House,Inc. The loss of innocence Rachel Greenberg, 16, experiences when the adults inher life betray her trust and the relationship with her best friend crumbles is explored in this contemporary novel. Rachel's home life, once calm, has now become strained; her parents are constantly bickering and her beloved grandmother's health has deteriorated. Her uncertain home life, pales in comparison to her shattering discovery that her respected rabbi is an adulterer. Although she makes mistakes, Rachel eventually learns to cope with the revelation that no one -- including her parents, friends, and rabbi -- is perfect by relying on lessons learned from her Jewish education. Diane Rauchwerger, member of the Award Committee noted: "Rachel grows in her understanding and strength of character, while struggling with moral issues teens confront every day. Most importantly, she learns to forgive and to act with intention."
Four Sydney Taylor Honor Books werenamed for 2013: The Elijah Door: A Passover Tale by Linda Leopold Strauss with illustrations by Alexi Natchev(Holiday House) and Zayde Comes To Live written by Sheri Sinykinand illustrated by Kristina Swarner (Peachtree Publishers) are recognized inthe Younger Readers category. The Wooden Sword by Ann RedischStampler with illustrations by Carol Liddiment (Albert Whitman & Company)garnered recognition as an Honor Book for Older Readers. For Teen Readers, thehonor goes to Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During theHolocaust by Doreen Rappaport (Candlewick).
In addition to the medal-winners, theAward Committee designated thirteen Notable Books of Jewish Content for 2013. More information about the Sydney Taylor BookAward can be found at www.SydneyTaylorBookAward.org.
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We begin the New Year with a new batch of postings in the Jewish book blogosphere. I especially love seeing the year's prizes and "best of" lists for inspiration (and for mental arguments)
The Jewish Book Council announces their 2012 National Jewish Book Awards and posts their most anticipated 2013 spring titles from the Jewish Book Council.
Jonathan Kirsch reviewed The Rarest Blue by Baruch Sterman and Judy Taubes Sterman in The Jewish Journal, which bestowed its 2013 Jewish Journal Book Prize on the authors.
On MyMachberet, Erika Dreifus shares some thoughts about Karen E. Bender's new novel, A Town of Empty Rooms.
Leora Wenger reviews Jews in Gotham: New York Jews in a Changing City by Jeffrey S. Gurock, a professor of history at Yeshiva University. This volume is the last of the series City of Promises and encompasses the years 1920 to 2010.
Ann Koffsky reviews three recent picture books about Israel.
Lorri M. offers two reviews. In Saving Monticello: The Levy Family's Epic Quest to Rescue the House that Jefferson Built, by Marc Leepson, the author has given the reader an amazing overview of actual facts, data, events, timelines and the struggles that the Jewish Levy family endured, including the underlying antisemitism that was a product of the era. Jewish Roots in Southern Soil: A New History, by Marcie Ferris and Mark I. Greenberg, contains thirteen intellectual and fascinating essays, which defines factors that differentiate "southern Jews" from the general Jewish population.
The Whole Megillah | The Writer's Resource for Jewish Story blog - offers an interview with poet Matthew Lippman.
Needle in the Bookstacks searches for recipes to warm up the winter.
The Association of Jewish Libraries has created "Hanukkah Read Up!," a list of Hanukkah books for children recommended by the Sydney Taylor Book Award committee. The colorful, detailed 2-page flyer is available on the AJL website at http://tinyurl.com/AJLhanukkah.
Each of the 29 titles includes a brief summary and age recommendation. All the books on the list have been recognized by the award committee as gold or silver medalists or as "Notable Books." In addition, AJL devotes a special section of the list to the Hanukkah works of prolific author Eric A. Kimmel, a past Sydney Taylor Body-of-Work Award winner.
The "Hanukkah Read Up!" list will be useful to families seeking great Hanukkah gift books and seasonal stories for their children, and will serve as guidance to librarians and booksellers who wish to stock holiday titles. Libraries, booksellers and other literary groups are welcome to distribute the list, digitally or printed out, to their own users.
The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries to the best in Jewish children's and teen literature each year. A committee of children's librarians and other children's literature experts evaluates over one hundred books to find the best of the best. Read more about the award (and non-Hanukkah books that have won medals) at www.SydneyTaylorBookAward.org.
Entries are now being considered for the 2013 Sydney Taylor Book Award, which recognizes the best children's literature of Jewish content. Publishers are invited to submit any books of Jewish content for children and teens with a 2012 copyright.
The criteria used to evaluate books for the Sydney Taylor Book Award are:
· The book has literary merit.
· The book has positive or authentic Jewish religious or cultural content.
· The book is appropriate for the intended grade level in style, vocabulary, format,and illustration.
· Whether fiction or nonfiction, the book is solidly rooted in authentic and accurate detail, through scholarship and research by the author.
· Textbooks and reprints are not eligible, although revised editions and re-illustrated editions are eligible.
In order to be considered, a review copy of each title must be sent to each member of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee. No application form is necessary; simply mail the books in a package labeled "Sydney Taylor Book Award Submission." By submitting a title to the committee you are granting permission to use the book jacket image in any Sydney Taylor Book Award promotional materials.
The Awards will be announced in January 2013. To ensure that the Committee has enough time to evaluate all of the submissions, there is no guarantee that books received after December 1, 2012 will be considered for the awards. Please send submissions as soon as they are available. The Committee is happy to receive a prepublication version while waiting for the bound book.
The Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee looks forward to evaluating your new books! For additional information and a commitee roster, contact: Aimee Lurie at email@example.com.
How many people visit the library in a single day?
How many books does the library have?
How many books circulate per day?
Help answer these questions for patrons by participating in AJL's Library Snapshot Day!
Library Snapshot Day is a collaborative and creative project that captures the diversity of our library services and informs patrons about our hard work and programming throughout libraries in synagogues, community centers, day schools, universities and other institutions. The final project will not only feature our facilities, but inform the public about our year-round resources and commitment.
This is a unique advocacy tool that will display the impact of our Judaic libraries through a combination of library snapshots and AJL library statistics. During Hanukkah, we will publicize the photographs and stats on our blog, Facebook page, Twitter, through press releases, and via ALA. This powerful portrait will show patrons the gift they have given to themselves: the library!
How to participate:
1) Email me, AJL PR Chair Danielle Winter, at firstname.lastname@example.com to let me know of your interest. (I'd like to have a rough estimate of how many libraries plan to participate in the project).
2) Pick a single day between November 1st-14th, 2012 and record for that day only:
a) how many books circulated, being borrowed and returned (in-house materials may be included.)
b) how many people stepped through the door.
c) how many reference questions were answered.
d) how many volumes of books the library owns.
e) how many programs were happening in the library that day (reading groups, book clubs, etc.)
3) Take some pictures of patrons engaging in the library, but you must ask permission from the patron first. The photographs may be displayed in the final presentation online.
4) Have five of your regular patrons write (or type) a brief comment about why they love their library.
5) Email the statistics, photographs and patron responses (results from step #2-4) to me at email@example.com by November 15, 2012.
I encourage you to participate within all elements of the project, but if that is not possible, any information you can share about your "Day in the Life" of your library will contribute greatly to AJL's Library Snapshot Day. In 2010, 30 libraries participated and it would be great to see many more represented!
I look forward to your participation. If you have questions or comments about this project, do not hesitate to contact me!
Association of Jewish Libraries
48th Annual Conference
June 16-19, 2013
Houston, Texas
The Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) will hold its 48th Annual Conference at the Hilton Houston Post Oak June 16-19th, 2013. Librarians, educators, archivists, scholars, authors and others will meet to share their interest in Judaica librarianship and related topics.
AJL is inviting proposals for papers and presentations on any aspect of Judaic librarianship or scholarship as it pertains to libraries, archives, museums, schools, synagogues and related institutions. Of special interest this coming year are topics relating to current trends and challenges in the field; management of synagogue and day school libraries; collection development; volunteer management; readers advisory; adult programming; technology, apps and e-books; 21st century library design; cataloging and classification; Sephardic subject matter and RDA.
Submissions should include:
* Presenter's name, address, affiliation, telephone numbers and email contact.
* Brief biography.
* Title of proposed presentation.
* Summary of proposal.
* Specific technology or equipment requirements, if any.
All submissions must be received by November 30, 2102. Submissions can be sent electronically to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Proposals will be reviewed by the Program Planning Committee, which is composed of national and local AJL members. Notification will be made in January 2013.


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Cellphone Use and Cancer: New Study Suggests a Link
How your cell may harm your cells.
Whether cellphone use causes cancer is an ongoing question with, as yet, incomplete answers. But a new study may shed light on the subject with the finding of "oxidative stress" in the saliva of cellphone users.
The experiment, led by Yaniv Hamzany, an ear, nose and throat specialist with Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine, compared the saliva of 20 heavy cellphone users (those who spoke on their cellphones an average of 30 hours per month) with the saliva of 20 individuals, most of whom are deaf and either don't use a cellphone or use it for non-verbal functions like texting. The results: The heavy cellphone users showed more signs of oxidative stress.
What does that term mean? Essentially, cell damage. More specifically, it's a molecular imbalance between antioxidants and pro-oxidants, or free radicals. Free radicals are a natural byproduct of metabolism but are also linked with aging and, when they outnumber the antioxidants, cell damage occurs.
[Read: Cancer Prevention: Rethink Your Diet as Well as Your Smoking.]
Hamzany concludes that exposure to cellphones causes oxidative stress, which harms human cells and DNA and contributes to a "carcinogenic effect." He adds that his study corroborates the results of so many others, which find correlation, not causation, between cellphones and cancer risk. "It does give us an idea of the harmful effect of the telephone," he says, advocating caution rather than discontinuing cellphone use. "Maybe use it less often, maybe not expose children to it," he tells U.S. News. "Maybe there is a kind of additive effect, and in the long run it could cause tumors."
In May 2011, the International Agency for Research on Cancer convened a group of 30 scientists in Lyon, France to review wide-ranging studies on radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, the radiation associated with cellphones. Their conclusion: Cellphones are "possibly carcinogenic to humans," but there is "limited evidence in humans and in experimental animals."
The conclusion took into account an international study, which assessed thousands of people over the course of a decade and found a slightly increased cancer risk among the group with the greatest exposure to cellphones but did not prove a causal connection.
Robert Baan , a toxicologist and biochemist who organized the 2011 researchers, told U.S. News that Hamzany's study would not be a reason to rethink their conclusion. He critiqued the small size and scope of the data, noting, for example, that he would have liked details on the extent of correlation between oxidative stress levels and the most frequent cellphone users, and he expressed concern about the control group. "I don't know if being deaf has other affects on the saliva or on the physiology of the ear in general," he says. Still, Baan says Hamzany's research "raises questions, and it asks for more studies in this direction."
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The cancerous threat of cellphones, experts say, may take decades still to determine.
"If there has been exposure to the brain tissue, it may take very, very long before a cancer appears, and it may be there as a tiny little clump of malignant cells [and] 10, 20 or 30 years later, it becomes a tumor that can be very painful," Baan says. Until then, he says people can reduce their exposure by keeping the phone away from the body and using earphones. "Some people say we are too early to really establish the cancer consequences of this type of exposure, so we should be prudent now."
The kind of radiation that causes cancer and is used in radiation therapy is called ionizing, according to the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute. But a link between cancer and non-ionizing radiation, or radiofrequency energy, remains unproven, according to the NCI. And yet, Hamzany's study appears to undercut part of the National Cancer Institute's stance. "It is generally accepted that damage to DNA is necessary for cancer to develop," the institute states on its website."However, radiofrequency energy, unlike ionizing radiation, does not cause DNA damage in cells."


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text: Market To Growers: Plant More Cotton! The market is calling for additional cotton acres, says Joe Nicosia; Provide it! Published on: Mar 1, 2013 Tweet Post to Your Wall. Email Story RSS Permalink Print The marketing is calling for additional cotton acres, says Joe Nicosia. His message to U.S. growers: "Provide it!" The noted Louis Dreyfuss Commodities executive vice president/global platform head of cotton encourages U.S. cotton growers to "taken another look at your cotton numbers." Last month, the National Cotton Council had pegged cotton acres below 10 million acres for 2013. Nicosia made the comments to a packed room at the 61st annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show in Memphis today, March 1. He says look to sell cotton at 85 cents to 90 cents a pound, and use a call option. Within and without describes the current situation in cotton: What's going on with China in the market, and what's going on without China in the market.The market is calling for additional cotton acres, says Joe Nicosia; Provide it! Using its reserve to buy the majority of the cotton it grew at $1.20 per pound, China is holding its cotton, making polyester more attractive to its mills. While the world has largely recovered from a contraction in cotton consumption, the use of cotton inside China has collapsed. The problem is, as the most important consumer of cotton, "If they sneeze, the world gets the flu." Last year, China had 118.8 million bales in its reserve. After selling off some, they'll still have almost 50 million in reserve when 2013 ends. World stocks are at 88.4 million bales. Outside of the China numbers, "it feels tight to the world and we are starting to move up when you don't consider China. Nicosia calls the numbers where China isn't taken into account "free stocks." ~~~PAGE_BREAK_HERE~~~In some cases, prices had to come down last year to force China's hand. Cotton is now in the 80-cent range. "Opportunity knocks and you better answer," Nicosia says. "This is an opportunity to grow cotton. If you don't, someone else will." With average yields of 1,000 pounds per acre in Arkansas and Missouri, cotton is the most profitable crop to grow in the mid- to upper-80s for the first time in the Delta, Nicosia says. The net profit per acre calls for growers to plant more cotton, Nicosia says. Net profit per acre for irrigated cotton is expected at $406 in Arkansas; corn, $388; soybeans, $394; and sorghum, $183. In the long run, "the market outlook depends on China," Nicosia says. Some 113 to 117 million bales will be produced globally in 2013. "As long as China will soak up the surplus, prices will stay the same until China changes it policy." In effect, China's reserve policy is the current policy for the global cotton industry. "It has the potential to change the U.S. balance sheet in either direction—either a surplus or a deficit. Take the opportunity while it's there." Without China, U.S. cotton exports would have been 5.3 million bales last year and not the 6.4 that it was. The U.S. exports 11.7 million bales of cotton.


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They've actually made some excellent cameras over the years. The E-510 was far ahead of Canon's entry-level at the time in most ways other than dynamic range.
I also wish they would make lenses for third party. For example, I would love to use Zuiko lenses on Penta K-30.
However see how many contribution Olympus has made for modern DSLR concept.
LiveView for DSLR (comprehensive and sensible implementation, not just "we also have it". There are things like magnified MF check, WB preview, aspect ratio shooting, real time histogram, spirit level indicator, multiple exposure overlay, etc., some are implemented long before competitors caught up)
First effective sensor dust reduction technology
In-body image stabilization
Miniaturization (especially with current OM-D)
Weather proof as a "system" (entire list of 4/3 HG and SHG lenses are weather proof, to accompany E-x flagship line of camera body. Underwater housing for even the entry level E-620). When they released OM-D, they also released weather proof flash, lens adapter and grip, so the entire "system" is WR.
Fuji was first with live view.
Minolta and Pentax both had in-body image stabilization long before Olympus.
Pentax always had the smallest SLR bodies.
Canon had weather sealing on their top end pro gear.
The only real innovation from Olympus has been the anti-dust features on the sensor which quite honestly I feel are the most important off all you've listed.
> Fuji was first with live view.
First *DSLR* was the Oly E-10.
First *ILC DSLR* was the Fuji S3, but after the E-10.
> Minolta and Pentax both had in-body image stabilization long before Olympus.
Yes, but it was clearly inferior to in-lens IS (what gave IBIS initially bad name). Oly's implementation of IBIS competes with the in-lens ISs. (E-M5's IBIS outdoes the in-lens IS.)
> Pentax always had the smallest SLR bodies.
Check the Oly E-420 or E-620. They are painfully small.
> Canon had weather sealing on their top end pro gear.
But never openly states that or provides warranty coverage for damage by elements. Same with Nikon. Admittedly, Oly playing marketing games here and provides special warranty, but only for 1 year and only in Japan.
> the anti-dust features on the sensor
They were not the first (IIRC 3rd) to bring it. But it was first anti-dust which actually worked.
>First *DSLR* was the Oly E-10.
Does the E-10 count as a DSLR?. There was no reflex mirror.
>Yes, but it was clearly inferior to in-lens IS (what gave IBIS initially bad name). Oly's implementation of IBIS competes with the in-lens ISs. (E-M5's IBIS outdoes the in-lens IS.)
That is all subjective and relative. Anyway, my statement is still correct.
>Check the Oly E-420 or E-620. They are painfully small.
That they were, but Pentax was always about small SLR cameras long before Olympus. See E-1 vs Pentax *ist D
>But never openly states that or provides warranty coverage for damage by elements.
Not sure about warranty, but Canon has always stated the weather sealing ability clearly on their pro brochures... At least here in Japan they did.
>They were not the first (IIRC 3rd) to bring it. But it was first anti-dust which actually worked.
This I did not know. Thanks for pointing that out.
I have have waited for this. Now it feels sensible to extend my ft lens collection.
It would be interesting if they did the hybrid sensor idea with an MFT mount with 4/3 mount adapter with a pro body spec. Have to be an EVF, though, maybe higher res and larger than the EM-5. Basically an EM-5 with larger body and PDAF.
By interesting I mean it would also be something that MFT owners might move 'up' to and gain access to some of the excellent 4/3 glass without the AF performance hit.
Not that an updated E-5 isn't interesting on its own, just not interesting to me as a MFT only user :)
that's not gonna happen , this will be body aimed only at 4/3 lenses. what it should be E-5 size body, weathersealed, sensor and IBIS from E-M5, and (pleeeeease Olympus) huge OVF, maybe hybrid VF to give options like magnify view in VF
For Olympus to get good edge in the market is to release retro styled Full frame body in an uncompromising package of high durability, fast performance and image quality just as Fujifilm or Leica did with M9 gaining great interest Olympus has the full potential to follow with even greater product the question is if Olympus can afford NOT to do it.
So, basically, Olympus should quit their successful niche and compete from scratch against the largest camera manufacturers.
ptox: That's what they did with the pen series micro 4/3 system. Started from the bottom and have been clawing their way up right alongside Panasonic.
What they should have done was start at the top with a high end model to let people know they meant business and could have faith invested in them.
Users have had to sit through 4 years of less than stellar pen cameras (that played second fiddle to models from Panasonic, a company that has no history in stills cameras) just to get to the EM5 (which only just compares to low end FF cameras from ages ago), and now they get told it's not the best with PRO lenses.
fmian: are you identifying a precedent? because I don't see one.
I don't have time to delve through camera release history, but Fuji seem to have created the X100, X10 and XPro1 with this mindset.
Create the best possible camera they can based on the specs at hand, and try to out do the competition with something bold and fresh. They took a chance and stuck to a traditional design philosophy and were given accolades as a result.
Olympus on the other hand meanders about for 4 years rehashing versions of the E-P1 until they get to the EM-5, and then exclaim that it isn't good enough.
It's good to know 4/3 wasn't dead but it must be in a very difficult spot. Would Olympus be able to produce a super high performance body that is affordable enough when compared against Canon & Nikon's similar DSLRs? And how about those way overpriced lenses? It's like half the weight and engine of a Ferrari but asking for the same price because it can accelerate just as fast. Hello?
Well, same "performance" (in your example a car´s acceleration performance) at much lower weight. If it possible to make it, WHY should, and how could, that cost less to design and manufacture???
Answer: it doesn´t cost less, rather sometimes more, to make smaller things perform as well as, or better than, bigger...
"It's like half the weight and engine of a Ferrari but asking for the same price because it can accelerate just as fast. Hello?"
why not? Pagani Zonda or Koeniggsegg come to mind
You need to do more research comparing like for like, image quality, build quality, DOF, size, weight and lastly price. You will then realise what a bargain the Zuikos are.
I have switched to Nikon and Sigma.. but the current E-5 and 12-60 lens is very nice. The 4/3rds sensor (however) tends to blow out highlights and has less in RAW for shadows.
I've owned OM, EP-x, E-420, 520, 620, and E-30. All perform *decent* but lose out to APS-C & FF.
Why compare to old cameras? With the new Sony sensor in the EM-5 there is not enough of a difference between 4/3 and APS-C to be worth a damn in my opinion. As for Full Frame, sorry but with comparable sensor technologies in all those sizes both four thirds and APS-C are eaten alive. Area = 221mm four thirds, 329mm APS-C and a whopping 864mm for FF.
The highlights don't blow out in the E-M5 (with the Sony sensor) like they did in the models with Panasonic sensors. It does have a much better dynamic range (I started with E410, then E520 & E30)
The new EM-5 looks like a nice piece, but I like the flexibility of Nikon more. Why Olympus fervently continues with 4/3's and m4/3rds is beyond me. They have to grow or (unfortunately) die.
I'm afraid your idea of growing is not what Olympus thinks. They are fine with the 4/3's sensor size & so long as they keep growing with M4/3's cameras & also support the 4/3's lenses, then I don't think they have any problems. The mind set of other brand users becomes a little coloured, especially when they haven't used Olympus gear.
I guess what I mean is, if the buyer has $1100 to spend, the best choice would be a Nikon D7000 over the EM-5. If you look at the costs of m4/3rds lenses- again Nikon wins.
Attention Olympus: just put the new sensor in the E5 body and not change the controls, and I will buy one. I want to have my 12-60 lens mounted on one body and the 50-200 on another, because I don't always have time to change lenses, but it is important to me that they both bodies function the SAME.
Besides, they've pretty much nailed down a good set of ergonomics for a while -- there's no *reason* to change them.
I think some people like small cameras (like OM-D serie(s)) but some like bigger ones. The bigger ones offer better control because the buttons are bigger. Bigger body make sense with a heavy and bright long tele lens, too.
So some like EVFs, some traditional OVF. I think the new E-7 is needed for bigger hands, better ergonomicis in cold weather, a faster C-AF and OVF. For the time being both M4/3 and "full" 3/4 lines are needed.
M4/3 is a downgrade for sake of convenience and portability time for Olympus to roll the ball with FF camera
too late for me, i dumped my E1 and lenses years ago when i realised they were never going to be competitive with nikon and canon. selling the lenses as if they were FF equiv. was a big mistake.
As much as I like the image quality from my EPL-1 it has nothing on the ergonomics and the "enjoyment" I get out of shooting my E-1. I for one welcome our new Olympus Pro 4/3 camera overlords.
I run my Old E-1. It's 8 years old, and I love using it. It just WORKS. I also have a D700, and if I'm honest, I grab the E-1 if I NEED to get the shot just now. That may change, but right now, I KNOW what that E-1 will do...
Oh, and I also know it can handle ANY rain any time. The Nikon is tucked away for now!
So, yes, I like this announcement, if it's for a new E?. If it's just an m4/3 adaptor, then I stay away.
And all those claiming Zuikos are big, and heavy, etc. just please go TRY one? You might find it's way better than you thought.
This is very good news for me. I'm one of those naives that still use and love those noisy 4/3's cameras and a lot of 4/3 lenses.
Just hope they can make that future camera as good or better than the E-M5.
And please Oly designers, do try to correct some mistakes you made on the E3 and E5, such as the size of the buttons and the lack of a MSC mode that can be activated with only a finger.
This is why I still have my 300f2.8
I hope those get cheap sometime on the used market, but I doubt they ever will...
Micro 4/3 Format has become well established via Olympus and Panasonic wide range of products. Regardless of the amazing beneffit of the portable format I personaly believe Olympus would win greater audience with adding Full Frame Camera confirming its truly professional approach and over all status of real player in the photo market. Expanding the range with full frame option not only would spin the interest of the legendary Zuiko lenses devoted fans and reawaken the spirit but would also offer greater quality options for studio and landscape artists.
I think you've made your point in several places, but it ain't ganna happen.
Do everybody want a larger sensor than 4/3s? I dont! The so called FF cameras are just a camera with a arbitary sensor size. Cameras that needs mirrors to work will soon be a rareity. In the meantime I can do with an updated E-5 with a new sensor, wi-fi built in and 5 way IBIS to use on my fine ZD lenses.
OLYMPUS, how about the quality and value of 4/3's lenses FOR MICRO FOUR THIRDS? As a former 4/3's user (various E system cameras from the E-1 up to the E-3) and current m4/3 user (E-PL3 and OM-D), I WON'T EVER be going back to the E system (if I want to lug around a heavy body, I've got a 5D Mark II...which I hardly touch now thanks to the OM-D), but I miss the High Grade and Super High Grade lens range, the mid level High Grade in particular (competitively priced plus lens hoods and cases included). Please, enough with the overpriced plastic on one end and Leica wannabe metal lenses on the other...give me a designed for m4/3 weather sealed 50-200mm 2.8-3.5 and so on.
patience, you'll get them. olympus is just starting to bring out great lenses. first they had to establish the m4/3 system and they couldn't do that by introducing expensive high end glass right off the bat. as the system matures it will get the glass like we know from 4/3 range
i may sound naive,
why does Olympus lenses (say 300 F2.8), which just have to cover half the image circle of a Full frame counterpart be this heavy (i guess 400gm more than nikon) and this costly (almost 1000+$ more) ?
i guess if Olympus had invested in making smaller and lower cost lenses (with similar quality), once they stopped making Film cameras, they would have been a more popular brand now.
i guess i made the right choice of moving from E-30 to D300s, even-though i was not dissatisfied with E-30.
"smaller and lower cost lenses (with similar quality)" - Does not compute.
The SHG 4/3 lenses are big, heavy and expensive because they are close to being optically perfect. Also, it is much harder to create a quality lens for a small sensor; the larger the sensor, the more forgiving the glass needs to be.
If you go for small, light and inexpensive, you get m4/3 lenses, and those aren't exactly the best ever.
I'd also like to add that m4/3 only allows for smaller wides and wide normals. Everything else, to be optically on the same level as 4/3, needs to be of the same size and weight. A 50-200 in m4/3 mount can be smaller and optically compromised, or it can be the same as the version in 4/3 mount if equal IQ is wanted.
Yes, 4/3 sensor is smaller than APS-C sensor. In fact, its squarer format means the image circle requirement is even less. However, with Super High Grade lenses (like 300mm f/2.8 you mentioned), Olympus takes the go-for-the-broke approach and delivers some of the near perfect lenses without considering much on the design constraints (e.g., size, cost to produce, material choices). They have the largest lens to sensor size ratio of any format for the sake of achieving absolutely best performance. For those who want something that competes well with other brands' offerings, HG is very good already. But SHG lenses are some of the near perfect lenses in every regard. SHG zoom lenses can beat most prime lenses easily.
If you just want some "smaller and lower cost lenses" as you said, you can just buy the standard grade lenses from Olympus, or m4/3 lenses. They're very similar in grade with competitors. HG lenses will exceed your expectation already.
Image circle isn't hard for telephotos: you don't actually save much by making a 300mm that only covers the 4/3 frame. But then you realize that your pixels are half as wide, so the lens has to deliver twice the resolution. Of course, this being the best tele that Olympus sells, it had better deliver that resolution with a TC, too -- so you've got to make a 300/2.8 that can deliver a sharp picture at 1200mm EFL.
Olympus did that, but it's not small.
i guess i failed to convey my point.
lets say which lenses are the more popular with CaNikon ...
i will say its cheap to moderately costly lenses like 50mm F1.8, 400 F5.6, 300 F4, 100-400 etc. there is nothing in Oly lineup which can match the price-quality combo of the same. Oly either have super quality super costly F2 and F2.8 lenses or cheaper 5.6 lenses.
i was just trying to say why i moved out.
Atleast if Sigma continued making FT lenses, there would be more people following Olympus.
Oly 50-200. 50macro, 1.4 teleconverter. Done
3a, ask your question on Nikon, Canon, Sony, Pentax lenses forums if you want to straight answer. Olympus users are very loyal and from what I can tell, this comment section are full of them and very few others.
@ MatijaK: remember that, due to a shorter flange distance, it is possible to manufacture shorter and narrower lenses, as m4/3 bayonet has 6mm less in diameter than 4/3. Micro 4/3 lenses will always be smaller, if only by a notch when we consider very wide, constant apertures and fast telephotos.
@ Some people who have decided to plague this comment section with those ridiculous theories of «equivalent aperture»: get informed - preferably outside internet forums - before making your statements. I did. F/2 is f/2 in 4/3, APS or FF.
OM-D Sensor upgraded
5-Axis IS
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then shut up and take my house my money my car my life
DPR, why is this rude behavior of Gothmoth acceptable???
It isn't, I just trimmed his 'contributions'.
In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion. AKA Gothmoth
Good news, but it might make more sense to release a mid level camera so the user base can upgrade to something they can afford...
For low and mid end, there are plenty of m43. What is missing from m43 is the lenses in HG and SHG ranges, but if you can afford them, then you can afford a proper camera for them.
I think you are missing the point.
Olympus isn't creating this camera for the value market. This is strictly for the people who own or who will buy high end lenses. Without a new camera, it might be very difficult to sell those $2,000 lenses.
It really doesn't matter what we want or what we can afford. Olympus needs to move those expensive lenses off their shelves, and they need to make a nice profit while doing it.
If they put the E-M5 sensor in the E-5 body with the OVF and Phase AF of the E-5, they'd have a really nice, viable, camera. APS-C has almost nothing on that latest E-M5 sensor. Olympus is still the only one with F2 zooms.
I was telling myself there is no way the only people reading this rumor are Olympus fanboys until I read your comment that erase all doubt.
Go read about SONY's two years old 16mp and 24mp APE-C sensor.
I don't even shoot Olympus, how can I be a fanboy? The sensor is the EM-5 is a new Sony sensor with similar density to the APS-C models. The only thing it seems to give up to APS-C is about 2/3 a stop of DOF control.
I don't want them to make a camera body that can use their fantastic legacy lenses. I want them to make those great legacy lenses in m4/3s format so I can use them on a less expensive m4/3s camera.
I think they will get to that, but a new body seems like a more viable option for now.
Plus "less expensive" is not re-buying a bunch of $1000-3000 lenses for a different mount, regardless of body cost.
Olympus, Four Thirds, and Pro do not belong in the same sentence.
Oh course, what could be "pro" about f2 zooms that are razor sharp and weather sealed.
Why not? Go back and look at winners of the wildlife challenges here -- there's a disproportionate representation of Olympus cameras, actually.
Just because it's a smaller sensor doesn't mean that you can't take good pictures with them. 4/3 is to fullframe as fullframe is to medium format, after all.
Your username says that you shoot wide open -- well, Olympus makes lots of lenses that are very sharp wide open, including f/2 zooms.
Only someone who has not shot with Olympus 4:3 gear would say that the Olympus name and sensor platform do not equate with "pro." I'd suggest just the opposite: from the standpoints of build, weather sealing, speed, IQ, lenses, overall rendering, sharpness and color, few cameras are as "pro" as the E-3, E-30 and E-5 ... and the rest of the line comes pretty close, making them excellent backups for the higher end models.
F/2 zoom on m43 is f/4 on FF - not so sexy anymore.
So you have to stop your lens down two stops on your chosen format to get the same depth of field? Or to get the lens sharp? That's a pain with long glass. Two stop win to Olympus!
As an E5 owner, this definitely makes me happy.
yes, me too. The statement about meeting the capabilities of the pro lenses... And with Sony on board there is certainly more to come. But let the Nikon & Cononic buddies continue to sleep.
Me, too - even though I am just an "E-3"owner. Or perhaps that makes me more happy?!!
I'd actually be interested in one of those. I just hope Olympus doesn't charge as much as it did for the E5.
E-5 was priced in line with the competition. It was roughly the same price as the K-5, 7D, D300s at launch.
Olympus has the E-30 and E-620 models if you don't want to pay premium crop camera prices.
I disagree since it didn't offer the same performance as those cameras. But the high price is probably more due to low volume and a bit of price gouging from Olympus.
As for the E-30 and the E620, they were nice alternatives to the E3... 4 years ago. But since Olympus is likely only going to make a single 43 camera this time around, it'd be preferable if they didn't charge a premium for it.
A new camera body for "Top Pro" lenses? How about a new body for their Top Super High Extra Great Pro lenses?
"Top Pro" isn't just marketing-speak, since it actually means something in the Olympus world. They have three lines of lenses, each line covering the range from ultrawide to telephoto: Standard, Pro (or High Grade), and Top Pro (or Super High Grade).
"Standard" is slow zooms (and a f/3.5 macro lens)
"High Grade/Pro" is f/2.8-3.5 zooms (and a f/2 macro lens), all weathersealed
"Super High/Top Pro" is fast, no-holds-barred excellent optics: f/2 zooms, 150/2 and 300/2.8 primes, etc.
Lots of people do professional work with High Grade lenses; it's just a designator that Olympus uses. They're one of the few companies that actually has a well-thought-out lens lineup, with the three complete lines.
Yes, and even the "standard" line could be as good quality optically as some of the worst Canon "L" series. With Canon you have to know when L stand for quality and when not. Most of the cases it stands for quality but not always.
I am not talking built quality here. Olympus Standard lenses are usually optically good but slow and still not rugged or water proof like the higher grades Olympus lenses.
wasted resources... olympus should focus on small mirrorless.
olympus has next to nothing to say in the DSLR market.
and they sure have no money to waste.
soon i can buy a FF sony NEX.
canon and nikon will bring FF entry level cameras.
who will buy this .... ?
It's not wasted resources, it's continuing to sell bodies to people that have invested in Olympus glass. Who will buy it? People who have Olympus lenses.
They are focusing on mirrorless, but that doesn't mean they have to abandon their other mount.
I don't really know anyone that has olympus slr glass... and that is coming from someone who is a fan of olympus.
Why do you need a FF NEX with no lenses? Who is gonna use it? As well as FF NEX is not gonna happen, because it was designed for APS-C.
I am a big fan of Olympus and have owned a loved a few of their cameras.
But the company is in serious financial trouble. Let's be real. Canon and Nikon pretty much own the DSLR market. How many people do you know that really shoot with an Olympus SLR? But Canon and Nikon are crap in the mirrorless market.
Olympus would really do itself a huge favor by putting DSLRs on the backburner for now and really putting all their effort and money into the mirrorless market where they have a chance to establish themselves as the leader in this emerging market.
They have put it on backburner for 2 years. The update is overdue, especially if it can be done practically for free using existing components from E-5 and E-M5.
>How many people do you know that really shoot with an Olympus SLR?
I'm looking at a reflection of one in my monitor while I write this. I will never get used to the m43 ergonomics as as an Olympus users I look forward to finally getting an E-1 replacement.
I'd be interested to know how many E-1 users would be out there standing in line. The E-3 and 5 never could replace it or else I wouldn't be keeping a couple until Olympus figures out what we're talking about. It would be interesting to see the true blooded response if it was upgraded. Guess we can expect more bells, whistles and pixels on #7 though.
Not that I don't know where this comes from, but - Sources, DPR ?
"Press release" sounds quite official. Link to the quite official source ? Pretty please ?
That statement comes to us direct from Olympus. I don't think it has been published on any of its regional websites yet, but I will update this story accordingly.
Thanks !
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why on earth would i buy a smaller sensor DSLR?
make it FF or stick to the small body formfactor of m43 olympus.
it´s not as if they have resources to waste.
sony nex goes FF in a small body and here i get smaller then aps-c sensor in a DSLR body.
useless..... FF is the future.
You shouldn't indeed. Just as you shouldn't comment here if you have nothing to say on the subject, which seems to be obvious.
Why stop at full frame? Maybe we should all have 8x10 digital backs..full frame is too small....right? Lets make a law to ban all non-large sensor cameras because Mr.Gothmoth says so. Forget price, lens size, weight, and F2 zoom lenses. Some people are so small minded. Here is the kicker, I have a D800e and I really miss my E-510, E-30, and E-5. They just have something magic about them. Sensor size was never a issue; slap a EM-5 sensor in the new body and I might have to pick one up.
I agree with Gothmoth - Oly lost me as a customer with their 2x crop sensor in a pro level dslr body. 4/3 is great for small mirrorless cameras, not for large dslr cameras. Go FF and I might come back!
I'll wait for your IQ to reach double digits before I remind you that the troll in an Olympus related announcement wouldn't be the one owning Olympus gear (me), but more likely the one commenting on why he wouldn't buy it with the argumentation of a 3 years old.
Somehow, I'm not holding my breath, though. Good luck with your quest :D
PS: Seen "DSLR" anywhere in the announcement ?
'why on earth would i buy a small sensor DSLR?'
a) you are an intelligent, adult person, not some preteen boy obsessed with size issues;
b) Sensor size allows manufacturing smaller and narrower (thus cheaper) lenses while maintaining high levels of quality;
c) 4/3 optimizes light transmission (there's no light fall-off);
d) the other day you looked at one of your ISO 12800 photos and couldn't tell it from a Seurat painting, so concluded high ISO isn't such a tall order after all;
e) image quality is not behind most APS-C cameras (NB that's 'image quality', not 'pixel counting' or 'maximum ISO'; that's resolution, which is not necessarily the same as image quality).
Besides, they can't put phase detection contrast in a m43 body. And some of the constant aperture 4/3 lenses really require a DSLR body.
Again - good luck growing up. Let us know when you reach the maturity of a ten years old. Should get there within the next six or seven years, if nothing big pops in the way :)
Olympus 300mm f2.8 (eqv 600mm f2.8) Weight 3,290g
200-500mm F2.8 APO EX DG Weight 15,700g
Ohhhh...I guess there is no 600mm f2.8 for full frame..I wonder why.
well there is no 40x zoom for FF either....
Some people have large collection of FT glass... Then, in what other system can you get fixed aperture f/2.0 zooms? How about 180-500mm equivalent f/2.0 of excellent optical quality? Other lenses, especially on the tele end, are significantly smaller and lighter than their APS-C and especially FF AoF and exposure equivalents.
Regarding the sensors, they came long long way. As all electronics, they progressed rapidly, and might be just good enough for most peoples' tasks. Modern 4/3-sized sensor (as in E-M5) rivals APS-C from 2 years ago and FF from 4 years ago. If those were good enough then, this one is good enough now, and other considerations (such as weight of the tele lenses or availability of f/2 zooms or focus speed...) might take precedence.
FF is the future? I guess you haven't shot with the small-sensor Fuji X10.
"FF is the future" makes no sense.
The E-M5 already exceeds older FF cameras for dynamic range, high ISO performance and sharpness. And in a few years, we'll see a 4/3 sensor camera with D4-level performance.
That progression won't stop; at some point the IQ of sub-FF sensors will be more than enough for just about any need.
Oh, except narrow DOF! The most important thing ever. Gosh, and I almost forgot...
What isn't hinted at is HOW they will do it. They could very easily just make a hybrid system on the m4/3 mount. Previous patent documents surely suggest such a possibility.
Good for them if they pull it off. After all, it's the lens that takes the picture -- all the Olympus crowd is waiting for is a way to focus it.
The Scoop: I was just at Olympus US headquarters in Hauppage...and spoke to someone in a senior position about this. He first just chuckled...and said the interviewer interpreted a LOT into what was actually said in the interview...and it became somehow a possible "new DSLR" in the subsequent chatter. He said that it was highly doubtful that Oly will "upgrade" or add "new model" to the E3-E5 line. Sad to me because the ergonimics of these cameras are second to none...and that's important to me...high ISO IQ etc. etc. are other issues but not a concern for what I do
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Posted by Jerryma21 on 07/19/2012
We could send out by e mail 7 photos at one time. But as of July we can NO longer can send out photos, This Suck's .. Kodak Stop us. I will not buy anything from Kodak again
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Posted by frak on 2012-07-19:
The sad thing is what a bad company Kodak is, how they missed the ball when the technology changed the industry THEY created.
Try Snapfish or your local Walgreens to get you pix printed. (Or try some photo paper in your printer?)
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What a shame. Kodak was big back in the dey dey.
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Faulty Driver Software (Kodak ESP 5) and Others
Posted by Gbread49 on 04/20/2012
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK -- I purchased a Kodak ESP 5 Printer about 1 year ago and only used it for a month or so. The printer got packed up and put away after that because I was unable to update the software through Kodak's website. Recently I got the printer out and tried again to install the updated drivers from the website. Same results. (The Web Installer that you are required to download did not work. It could not download and install the drivers and I received an error that the driver download had failed.)
I contacted Kodak support on two different occasions in the past 2 weeks. After receiving an updated driver disk from Kodak, that was ordered by the first tech I spoke with, I tried again. Same problem! I called Kodak support again. After doing some quick research while talking to the tech, I found out (thru no help from the Kodak support tech) that the install file (EKAiO2.inf) on the version 7.3 software disk did not have support listed for the ESP 5, ESP 7 or the ESP 9 printer drivers install, even though the second tech I spoke with reassured me that the ESP 5 AiO along with all of the AiO series printers was supported. Not so! The drivers might be compatible, but you just can't install them for the ESP 5 printer because the ESP 5 is not listed in the install (inf) file. Unbelievable! BTW, the tech I spoke with got quite upset when I told him that the ESP 5 AiO printer was not supported in the install file. Anyone that knows how drivers are installed also knows that the installers "inf" file specifies what specific hardware is supported. Obviously the tech was not aware of that. I have a feeling that the same is true for some of the previous updated driver versions.
So if anyone happens to own one of the ESP printers that I mentioned above and you try to install the updated drivers from Kodak's website or from an updated software/driver disk and you get an error, now you know why.
Won't buy another Kodak printer or recommend them to anyone.
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Posted by Alain on 2012-04-22:
Kodak is now operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It would not surprise me if this has effected their customer service and product quality.
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The photographers out there might be interested to know that Kodak may have stopped making the Kodachrome slide film. In production since the 1930s Kodachrome was very popular for its color and longevity. The current stock of the film expire next year and there's been no word if the machinery will once again be fired up for more. Apparently Kodak has only been making one run a year of about 20,000 rolls but none have been made since 2006.
Also there's only once place in the world where it can be processed and it's located in Kansas.
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Posted by KenPC on 03/22/2006
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK -- Last December I purchased a Kodak Easy Picture Viewer. This is a small device which allows you to store and display digital pictures. It was not a terribly expensive purchase.
I found myself unable to load any pictures on it last week, and it continually turned itself off.
I didn't expect much help, but I called the Kodak 800 number, where a very pleasant woman reviewed some possible fixes, then concluded that the unit was bad. This was last Thursday. On Thursday evening I received an email with an RMA, and instructions for sending the unit back.
On Friday, I packaged it, and sent by U.S. Mail to Kodak.
On Monday I received an email from Kodak saying that they had received my package. (nice surprise!)
On Tuesday I received an email saying that they were sending a new unit, THAT DAY! Included in the email was the tracking number. I just checked, and sure enough, the package is on the truck for delivery.
Dell could take some lessons from Kodak.
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Kodak Smart Frame service is no longer available!
Posted by on 02/05/2002
Beware of buying a Kodak Smart Frame! The website service that allows you to download images to your picture frame is no longer accepting new customers! I do not know if they offer an alternative service, but just a word of caution. Check it out before you buy!
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